Heat exchanger mounting

Claim 2

In combination: a heat exchanger core having a high pressure inlet face and a high pressure outlet face; a first resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core; a second resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core; an inlet duct disposed to provide high pressure fluid to the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core; an outlet duct disposed to receive high pressure fluid from the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core; and means disposed between said inlet duct and said outlet duct to structurally join said inlet duct and said outlet duct around said heat exchanger core, said duct joining means at least partially compressing the first resilient gasket between the inlet duct and the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core and at least partially compressing the second resilient gasket between the outlet duct and the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second resilient gaskets are of a silicone elastomer.

Claim 4

The combination of claim 1 wherein said duct joining means includes a plurality of tie rods extending between said inlet duct and said outlet duct.

Claim 5

The combination of claim 1 wherein said heat exchanger core is of the cross flow, plate-fin type.

Claim 6

The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second resilient gaskets are bonded to the heat exchanger core inlet and outlet faces respectively by a room temperature vulcanizing silicone elastomer.

Claim 7

The combination of claim 1 wherein said heat exchanger core inlet and outlet faces are substantially rectangular.

Claim 8

The combination of claim 1 wherein said inlet duct receives compressed air from an exhaust gas driven turbocharger compressor and said outlet duct provides cooled compressed air from the heat exchanger core to the intake manifold of the engine which produced the exhaust gases to drive the turbocharger.

Claim 9

The combination of claim 7 and in addition cooling air driving means operably associated with said heat exchanger core, said cooling air driving means driven by compressed air from the turbocharger compressor.

Claim 10

The combination of claim 8 wherein said cooling air driving means is a tip turbine driven fan.

Claim 11

In combination: a heat exchanger core having a high pressure inlet face and a high pressure outlet face; a first resilient gaSket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core, said first resilient gasket having an inner substantially flat face in contact with the inlet face of said heat exchanger core and an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom; a second resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core, said second resilient gasket having an inner substantially flat face in contact with the outlet face of said heat exchanger core and an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom; an inlet duct disposed to provide high pressure fluid to the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core; an outlet duct disposed to receive high pressure fluid from the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core; and means disposed between said inlet duct and said outlet duct to structurally join said inlet duct and said outlet duct around said heat exchanger core, said duct joining means at least partially compressing the projecting outer face of the first resilient gasket towards the inner face thereof between the inlet duct and the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core and at least partially compressing the projecting outer face of the second resilient gasket toward the inner face thereof between the outlet duct and the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core.

Claim 12

In combination: a heat exchanger core having a high pressure inlet face and a high pressure outlet face; a first resilient gaSket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core, said first resilient gasket having an inner substantially flat face in contact with the inlet face of said heat exchanger core and an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom; a second resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core, said second resilient gasket having an inner substantially flat face in contact with the outlet face of said heat exchanger core and an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom; an inlet duct disposed to provide high pressure fluid to the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core; an outlet duct disposed to receive high pressure fluid from the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core; and means disposed between said inlet duct and said outlet duct to structurally join said inlet duct and said outlet duct around said heat exchanger core, said duct joining means at least partially compressing the projecting outer face of the first resilient gasket towards the inner face thereof between the inlet duct and the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core and at least partially compressing the projecting outer face of the second resilient gasket toward the inner face thereof between the outlet duct and the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core.

Claim 13

The combination of claim 10 wherein said first and second resilient gaskets are of a silicone elastomer.

Claim 14

The combination of claim 10 wherein said duct joining means includes a plurality of tie rods extending between said ducts.

Claim 15

The combination of claim 10 wherein said heat exchanger core is of the cross flow, plate-fin type.

Claim 16

The combination of claim 10 wherein said first and second resilient gaskets are bonded to the heat exchanger core inlet and outlet faces respectively by a room temperature vulcanizing silicone elastomer.

Claim 17

The combination of claim 10 wherein said heat exchanger core inlet and outlet faces are substantially rectangular.

Claim 18

In combination: a heat exchanger core having a high pressure inlet face, an opposed high pressure outlet face, and two low pressure faces extending therebetween; a first resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core, said first resilient gasket having a first inner substantially flat face in contact with the inlet face of said heat exchanger core, an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom, and a second substantially flat inner face in contact with at least a portion of the edge of the low pressure faces adjacent said inlet face; a second resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core, said second resilient gasket having a first inner substantially flat face in contact with the outlet face of said heat exchanger core, an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom, and a second substantially flat inner face in contact with at least a portion of the edge of the low pressure faces adjacent said outlet face; an inlet duct disposed to receive the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core and to provide high pressure fluid thereto; an outlet duct disposed to receive the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core and to receive high pressure fluid therefrom; means disposed between said inlet duct and said outlet duct to structurally join said inlet duct and said outlet duct around said heat exchanger core, said duct joining means at least partially compressing the first resilient gasket between the inlet duct and the high pressure inlet face and adjacent side faces oF said heat exchanger core and at least partially compressing the second resilient gasket between the outlet duct and the high pressure outlet face and adjacent side faces of said heat exchanger core.

Claim 19

In combination: a heat exchanger core having a high pressure inlet face, an opposed high pressure outlet face, and two low pressure faces extending therebetween; a first resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core, said first resilient gasket having a first inner substantially flat face in contact with the inlet face of said heat exchanger core, an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom, and a second substantially flat inner face in contact with at least a portion of the edge of the low pressure faces adjacent said inlet face; a second resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core, said second resilient gasket having a first inner substantially flat face in contact with the outlet face of said heat exchanger core, an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom, and a second substantially flat inner face in contact with at least a portion of the edge of the low pressure faces adjacent said outlet face; an inlet duct disposed to receive the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core and to provide high pressure fluid thereto; an outlet duct disposed to receive the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core and to receive high pressure fluid therefrom; means disposed between said inlet duct and said outlet duct to structurally join said inlet duct and said outlet duct around said heat exchanger core, said duct joining means at least partially compressing the first resilient gasket between the inlet duct and the high pressure inlet face and adjacent side faces oF said heat exchanger core and at least partially compressing the second resilient gasket between the outlet duct and the high pressure outlet face and adjacent side faces of said heat exchanger core.

Claim 20

In combination: a heat exchanger core having a high pressure inlet face, an opposed high pressure outlet face, and two low pressure faces extending therebetween; a first resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core, said first resilient gasket having a first inner substantially flat face in contact with the inlet face of said heat exchanger core, an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom, and a second substantially flat inner face in contact with at least a portion of the edge of the low pressure faces adjacent said inlet face; a second resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core, said second resilient gasket having a first inner substantially flat face in contact with the outlet face of said heat exchanger core, an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom, and a second substantially flat inner face in contact with at least a portion of the edge of the low pressure faces adjacent said outlet face; an inlet duct disposed to provide high pressure fluid to the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger, said inlet duct having a heat exchanger core inlet face receiving flange; an outlet duct disposed to receive high pressure fluid from the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger, said outlet duct having a heat exchanger core outlet face receiving flange, and means disposed between said inlet duct heat exchanger inlet face receiving flange and said outlet duct heat exchanger outlet face receiving flange to structurally join said flanges around said heat exchanger core, said duct joining means at least partially compressing the first resilient gasket between the inlet duct and the high pressure inlet face and adjacent side faces of said heat exchanger core and at least partially compressing the second resilient gasket between the outlet duct and the high pressure outlet face and adjacent side faces of said heat exchanger core.

Claim 21

In combination: a heat exchanger core having a high pressure inlet face, an opposed high pressure outlet face, and two low pressure faces extending therebetween; a first resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core, said first resilient gasket having a first inner substantially flat face in contact with the inlet face of said heat exchanger core, an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom, and a second substantially flat inner face in contact with at least a portion of the edge of the low pressure faces adjacent said inlet face; a second resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core, said second resilient gasket having a first inner substantially flat face in contact with the outlet face of said heat exchanger core, an outer substantially flat face generally opposed to said inner flat face and projecting slightly outward therefrom, and a second substantially flat inner face in contact with at least a portion of the edge of the low pressure faces adjacent said outlet face; an inlet duct disposed to provide high pressure fluid to the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger, said inlet duct having a heat exchanger core inlet face receiving flange; an outlet duct disposed to receive high pressure fluid from the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger, said outlet duct having a heat exchanger core outlet face receiving flange, and means disposed between said inlet duct heat exchanger inlet face receiving flange and said outlet duct heat exchanger outlet face receiving flange to structurally join said flanges around said heat exchanger core, said duct joining means at least partially compressing the first resilient gasket between the inlet duct and the high pressure inlet face and adjacent side faces of said heat exchanger core and at least partially compressing the second resilient gasket between the outlet duct and the high pressure outlet face and adjacent side faces of said heat exchanger core.

Claim 22

The combination of claim 17 wherein said first and second resilient gaskets are of a silicone elastomer.

Claim 23

The combination of claim 17 wherein said duct joining means includes a plurality of tie rods extending between said flanges.

Claim 24

The combination of claim 17 wherein said heat exchanger core is of the cross flow, plate-fin type.

Claim 25

The combination of claim 17 wherein said first and second resilient gaskets are bonded to the heat exchanger core inlet and outlet faces respectively by a room temperature vulcanizing silicone elastomer.

Claim 26

The combination of claim 17 wherein said heat exchanger core inlet and outlet faces are substantially rectangular.

Claim 27

The combination of claim 17 wherein said inlet duct receives compressed air from an exhaust gas driven turbocharger compressor and said outlet duct provides cooled compressed air from the heat exchanger core to the intake manifold of the engine which produced the exhaust gases to drive the turbocharger.

Claim 28

The combination of claim 23 and in addition cooling air driving means operably associated with said heat exchanger core, said cooling air driving means driven by compressed air from the turbocharger compressor.

Claim 29

The combination of claim 24 wherein said cooling air driving means is a tip turbine driven fan.

Claim 30

The combination of claim 17 wherein said heat exchanger core inlet face receiving flange has a flared opening to receive said inlet face and said heat exchanger core outlet face receiving flange has a flared opening to receive said outlet face.

Claim 31

In combination: a heat exchanger core having a high pressure inlet face and A high pressure outlet face; a first resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core; a second resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core; an engine to propel a vehicle, said engine producing exhaust gases and having an intake manifold to receive compressed combustion air; a turbocharger mounted on said engine to receive exhaust gases therefrom and produce compressed combustion air for said engine; said turbocharger having a compressed air duct to provide compressed air to the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core; said inlet manifold having a duct to receive compressed air from the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core; and means disposed between said turbocharger compressed air duct and said inlet manifold duct to structurally join said ducts around said heat exchanger core, said duct joining means at least partially compressing the first resilient gasket between the turbocharger compressed air duct and the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core and at least partially compressing the second resilient gasket between the inlet manifold duct and the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core.

Claim 32

In combination: a heat exchanger core having a high pressure inlet face and A high pressure outlet face; a first resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core; a second resilient gasket disposed around the periphery of the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core; an engine to propel a vehicle, said engine producing exhaust gases and having an intake manifold to receive compressed combustion air; a turbocharger mounted on said engine to receive exhaust gases therefrom and produce compressed combustion air for said engine; said turbocharger having a compressed air duct to provide compressed air to the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core; said inlet manifold having a duct to receive compressed air from the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core; and means disposed between said turbocharger compressed air duct and said inlet manifold duct to structurally join said ducts around said heat exchanger core, said duct joining means at least partially compressing the first resilient gasket between the turbocharger compressed air duct and the high pressure inlet face of said heat exchanger core and at least partially compressing the second resilient gasket between the inlet manifold duct and the high pressure outlet face of said heat exchanger core.

Claim 33

The combination of claim 27 wherein said first and second resilient gaskets are of a silicone elastomer.

Claim 34

The comination of claim 27 wherein said first and second resilient gaskets are bonded to the heat exchanger core inlet and outlet faces respectively by a room temperature vulcanizing silicone elastomer.

Claim 35

The combination of claim 27 wherein said first and second resilient gaskets wrap around at least two opposed edges of the heat exchanger core inlet and outlet faces respectively.